Patents by Inventor Takafumi Ooba

Takafumi Ooba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7022089
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave cosmetic device for producing ultrasonic wave stimulation on the facial skin by a vibration unit having an ultrasonic wave vibration element. The ultrasonic wave cosmetic device includes a probe provided with a vibration unit where one surface of the vibration unit contacts the skin and another surface is structured by a horn connected to the ultrasonic wave vibration element, and a drive unit for driving the ultrasonic wave vibration element. The drive unit produces one of either a first fundamental frequency where a half-wave length thereof matches a thickness of the vibration unit, which is a sum of the ultrasonic wave vibration element and the horn, when propagating therethrough, or a first harmonic frequency which is an integer multiple of the first fundamental frequency, as a drive frequency for driving the ultrasonic wave vibration element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Ooba, Masayuki Hayashi, Mahito Nunomura, Hideaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20020177792
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave cosmetic device for producing ultrasonic wave stimulation on the facial skin by a vibration unit having an ultrasonic wave vibration element. The ultrasonic wave cosmetic device includes a probe provided with a vibration unit where one surface of the vibration unit contacts the skin and another surface is structured by a horn connected to the ultrasonic wave vibration element, and a drive unit for driving the ultrasonic wave vibration element. The drive unit produces one of either a first fundamental frequency where a half-wave length thereof matches a thickness of the vibration unit when propagating therethrough, or a first harmonic frequency which is an integer multiple of the first fundamental frequency, as a drive frequency for driving the ultrasonic wave vibration element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Takafumi Ooba, Masayuki Hayashi, Mahito Nunomura, Hideaki Abe